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Inspiring futures
We were delighted that Steven Osborne, alumnus and the School’s Vice President, was awarded an OBE for services to music in the Queen’s 2022 New Year’s Honours List. A multi-award winning concert pianist and recording artist, Steven studied with Richard Beauchamp, here at the School, before going on to the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester.
Described in The Observer as ‘always a player in absolute service to the composer’, Steven’s 2021 recording for Hyperion, of Prokofiev’s War Sonatas, won the Best Instrumental category in the BBC Music Magazine Awards. He was also shortlisted for a Gramophone Award and in 2022, will release solo works by Debussy, his 32nd CD for Hyperion.
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Without exception, Steven’s recitals receive public acclaim and the last year has seen his focus shift to works by Debussy and Rachmaninov in preparation for his next Hyperion recordings. During 2021/22, he has been Artist in Residence with the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, performing Brahms and Beethoven with conductors Elim Chan and Philippe Herreweghe respectively.
Steven is currently Visiting Professor at both the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he is Patron of the Lammermuir Festival and, in 2014, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. We are delighted that he continues to be a regular visitor to the School, giving concerts and masterclasses. Last year, Pavlina (S6 ext) interviewed Steven and you can follow their conversation here https://www.stmarysmusicschool.co.uk/blog/article/steven-osborne-interview
Open Days at St Mary’s Music School
Open Evening
7pm, Wednesday 20 April (online)
Be A Chorister Afternoon
2.30pm–5pm, Friday 6 May (in person)
Instrumental Taster Day
11am–3.45pm, Sunday 29 May (in person) Concerts
Spring Concert
7.30pm, Wednesday 30 March, St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral. Featuring the debut performance of Enlightenment by Neil Tòmas Smith
Directors’ Recital Prize
7pm, Tuesday 14 June, St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral
Summer Concert
7.30pm, Monday 27 June, Queen’s Hall
50th Anniversary Concert
7.30pm, Monday 26 June 2023 Our gala concert celebrates our 50th birthday and will feature a new commission by Sir James MacMillan CBE, performed by alumni and current pupils. Join us for what promises to be a spectacular evening!
Woodwind Summer School
Sunday 31 July to Friday 5 August 2022 (in person)
Piano Summer School
Sunday 7 to Friday 12 August 2022 (in person)
Strings Summer School
Sunday 7 to Friday 12 August 2022 (in person)
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